Applying Annotations

Applying Annotations

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Annotations allow you to add constraint information to your drawing which isn't needed for it's construction.  These might be constraints that cause the geometry to be over constrained, but you might want to give the viewer some additional information.  This feature can be very helpful for making up texts or worksheets.

Annotate tools are similar to Text in that they have no influence on the geometry engine, even though they are placed exactly like the Constrain tools.

Since annotations may look identical to constraints, use the icon from icon bar distinguish  at the top of the window to Distinguish Constraints / Annotations. The icon is a toggle; to turn off the marks, click it again.

The Symbols and Annotation Symbols toolboxes are both available to the Annotate tools.

Here are the Annotate tools and the object(s) to preselect:

 

Annotation

Preselected Object(s)

annotate dist 

Distance / Length

A line segment, vector, or polygon side, or a point and one of these line types (perpendicular distance), or two points.

annotate radius 

Radius

Circle

annotate perpendicular 

Perpendicular

Two of any line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

annotate angle 

Angle

Two of any line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

annotate dir 

Direction

A line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

annotate slope 

Slope

A line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

Annotate coord 

Coordinates

Point

annotate coeff 

Coefficients

Vector

annotate congruent 

Congruent

A line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

annotate congruent angle 

Congruent Angle

Two of any lines, segments, vectors, or polygon sides

annotate parallel 

Parallel

A line, segment, vector, or polygon side.

annotate expr 

Expression

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